Labrador

Recent events surrounding the incarceration of an Inuk protester are the latest evidence to that the province’s justice system is not working for all the province residents, says NDP Justice Critic Gerry Rogers (MHA, St. John’s Centre). She says government must undertake a review of how the provincial justice system interacts with indigenous people.

If this week’s announcement of new Nalcor board members is any indication, the province is not likely to see any improvement in existing inequities in representation, says NDP St. John’s Centre MHA Gerry Rogers. Rogers, who is also the NDP Critic for the Status of Women, says the new board has just three women out of 11 members, no Aboriginal people and nobody who lives in Labrador.

NL NDP Municipal Affairs and Rural Development Critic George Murphy (St. John’s East) is pointing to the dire situation in Black Tickle, Labrador, as the latest example of government’s policy of neglect in rural areas of the province.

NDP critic for Fire and Emergency Services George Murphy (MHA, St. John’s East) wants to see a whole lot more detail before he puts his seal of approval on government’s latest announcement on Basic 911 services.

NDP Leader Lorraine Michael (MHA, Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi) says she is still waiting for a firm answer on questions she asked in May in the House of Assembly. While there has been heightened interest lately in the cost of electricity in Labrador, Michael says none of this addresses the needs of residents of Labrador’s coast.

NDP Transportation and Works critic George Murphy (MHA, St. John’s East) says the state of the highways in southern Labrador points to years of neglect by government. Both gravel and paved roads are hazardous to drivers and vehicles, says Murphy, adding that the Labrador roads are among the worst he has seen in the province.